ReQL command: table_drop
Command syntax
db.table_drop(table_name) → object
Description
Drop a table. The table and all its data will be deleted.
If successful, the command returns an object with two fields:
-
tables_dropped
: always1
. -
config_changes
: a list containing one two-field object,old_val
andnew_val
:-
old_val
: the dropped table’s config value. -
new_val
: alwaysNone
.
-
If the given table does not exist in the database, the command throws ReqlRuntimeError
.
Example: Drop a table named ‘dc_universe’.
r.db('test').table_drop('dc_universe').run(conn)
{
"config_changes": [
{
"old_val": {
"db": "test",
"durability": "hard",
"id": "20ea60d4-3b76-4817-8828-98a236df0297",
"name": "dc_universe",
"primary_key": "id",
"shards": [
{
"primary_replica": "rethinkdb_srv1",
"replicas": [
"rethinkdb_srv1",
"rethinkdb_srv2"
]
}
],
"write_acks": "majority"
},
"new_val": None
}
],
"tables_dropped": 1
}
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